The Ports Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted two containers of unregistered pharmaceutical products worth about N200 million.

Comptroller Joe Anani, the new Area Controller, said one of the seized containers, falsely declared as supermarket items, was found to contain assorted drugs upon examination. Another marked container, and declared as magnetic resonance imaging equipment, was discovered to hold 6,262 cartons of antibiotics and other unregistered medicines.

Anani, who handed the seizures to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), said the Command would not compromise national security “on the altar of trade facilitation.”

Meanwhile, PTML recorded a revenue surge, collecting N350.3 billion between January and September 2025. The figure, Anani said, represents 96.6 percent of the N362.5 billion collected in all of 2024, suggesting that the Command may surpass last year’s total before year-end.

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He attributed the growth to improved compliance, operational efficiency, and stronger cooperation among port stakeholders, despite what he called the “teething challenges” of the new B’Odogwu platform.

Anani urged importers to “stay on the path of obedience to the law,” saying compliance saves time, saves money, and builds a reputation for business growth.

Bethel Olujobi reports on trade and maritime business for BusinessDay with prior experience reporting on migration, labour, and tech. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication from the University of Jos, and is certified by the FT, Reuters and Google. Drawing from his experience working with other respected news providers, he presents a nuanced and informed perspective on the complexities of critical matters. He is based in Lagos, Nigeria and occasionally commutes to Abuja.

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